AGENDA

 HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) INTERSECTIONALITY SERIES-VIRTUAL MEETING – 
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

Thurs, April 6, 2022, 10 am - 1 pm MDT* 

*NOTE: All times are in Mountain Daylight Savings Time (MDT)

10:00 am -10:15 am

• Introductions
• Acknowledgements
• Community Agreements 
• Overview of Schedule

In chat: Name, Pronouns, Affiliation, One word or image that comes to mind when you hear the word “Community of Practice”?

10:15 am -10:45 am

Presentation #1: 

Who is Being Served with Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Funds?

Dr. Nicholas Vargas, Associate Professor, University of Florida 

10:45 am -11:05 am

Small Group Discussion: 

How can these insights translate at your Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)/ Educational Context?

11:10 am -11:25 am

Large Group Discussion: Sharing and Learning

11:25 am -11:55 am

Presentation #2: Visionary Mentoring: Communities of Practice as Spaces of Belonging and Thriving

Dr. Ruth Zambrana, Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland-College Park

12:00 pm -12:20 pm

Small Group Discussion: 

How can these insights translate at your Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)/ Educational Context?

12:20 pm -12:40 pm

Large Group Discussion: Sharing and Learning

12:40 pm -12:55 pm

• An Invitation to Thinking Outside the Box
• Employing an Intersectionality Framework for Impacting Student Success and Distribution of Resources in Your HSI/Institutional Context Community of Practice.
• Short-Term & Long-Term Plans: In the chat, please list 1-2 Action items (e.g., adding data collection to administrative data, changing narrative, employing intersectionality in dashboard, reporting and distribution of resources, etc.) you can suggest at your institution

12:55 pm -1:00 pm

• Gratitude and Closing Remarks - Reminder Office Hours tomorrow 4/7, 9-11amMST, more info race.unm.edu, click events.

(May 2023 Community of Practice Meeting Data TBA. Will be posted on race.unm.edu)

To suggest readings, videos, resources on intersectionality, HSIs, STEM, research studies, speakers’ email: intersectionality@unm.edu

More Information: race.unm.edu, click events or email: intersectionality@unm.edu

The Institute for the Study of “Race” & Social Justice at the University of New Mexico (race.unm.edu) is grateful for the generous support from the National Science Foundation (Award Number: 2235467).

*Note: The opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) 
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.